Sanders ready to make amends in Game 2

Miami - Larry Sanders was not happy with his playoff debut Sunday night.

But the Bucks third-year center said he was eager to make amends in Game 2, to be played at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday night.

Sanders had not played since March 10 when he hurt his lower back on a hard fall against Orlando. And when he got in quick foul trouble against Miami he could not recover as the Bucks went down to a 110-87 defeat.

"I felt like I couldn't get a rhythm," Sanders said. "I kept having to restart my engine. I haven't played in a while; I haven't played in a game in about two weeks.

"But they were really aggressive on both ends of the floor. They attacked the basket on rebounds; they attacked us on pick-and-rolls."

Sanders had six points, five fouls and five rebounds while playing just 19 minutes. He did not have a blocked shot.

"I had to be a little less aggressive with the fouls I picked up," Sanders said. "I wanted to be more aggressive in the fourth (quarter) but I went into the fourth with four fouls.

"Definitely, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4, you'll see me more aggressive if I'm not in foul trouble."

Sanders said he knows he has "to step up more" as the series moves along.

"I'm going to keep myself in the game and play better," he said. "Every time we were aggressive on defense, we got good things out of it.

"When they came out and they were aggressive, we couldn't really match their intensity."

Sanders said he felt about 80% at practice Monday and felt much better than he has in the past few days.